Ms. Leticia Gonzalez

The ACC Chapter of TACHE includes faculty, staff, administration and students of Austin Community College. We support the goals of the statewide organization and have focused primarily on the access, participation, retention, and success of Chicano/Latino students in higher education. We invite all employees and students of Austin Community College to join our chapter, attend our meetings, and become involved in our activities!

ACC TACHE members are involved in various activities to support the goals of the chapter, including:

• Fundraising for ACC student scholarships
  
• Helping to organize ACC educational programs
  
• Mentoring ACC students
  
• Providing professional development and leadership trainings
  
• Supporting increased representation of Chicano/Latino faculty, staff, and administration
  
• Helping ACC obtain Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) status

ACC TACHE Chapter Officers 2011-2012

Dr. Hector Aguilar, President
Dr, Mario Aguilar, Vice President
Ruth Reinhart, Past President
Dr. Richard Armenta, Treasurer
Ana Broadwater, Membership Coordinator
Leticia Gonzalez Mentor Coordinator

In December 2002 TACHE was honored by being named an affiliate organization at ACC by Dr. Richard Fonte, former President of ACC and currently President of College of Lake County in Grayslake, Illinois. Dr. Magdalena H. de la Teja, Dean of Student Services, was named the Official Representative to the Office of the President for the TACHE affiliate organization.

On December 9, 2004, the statewide TACHE Board granted ACC permission to establish its own ACC TACHE Chapter and approved its new constitution and bylaws. Thereafter, the new chapter members elected the first slate of officers who took office January 3, 2005. The inaugural officers were: Dr. Magdalena H. de la Teja, President; Dr. Richard Armenta, Vice President; Mr. Javier Olguin, Secretary; Mr. Albert Perez, Treasurer; and Ms. Nancy Vargas, Membership Coordinator.

These individuals lead the ACC TACHE Chapter with the knowledge that there were many other ACC faculty and administrators who provided leadership for TACHE activities at ACC in the past, notably Dr. Ramon Dovalina, Past President of Laredo Community College; Laredo, Texas and Dr. Margie Huerta, Campus Executive Officer, Doña Ana Branch Community College of New Mexico State University; Las Cruces, New Mexico.

Our chapter works with Dr. Richard Rhodes, ACC President, to meet its goals of scholarship fundraising, improved Hispanic student access and success, increased representation of Hispanics within the ACC faculty, staff, and administration, and gaining HSI status.

Our chapter also has worked with an active participation in the selection of the ACC President, Dr Richard Rhodes, through the Sobre Mesa forum.